2. Take a survey. Would people be willing to spend tax dollars to help juvenile asylum seekers? Why or why not?

3. Do you think a child Elian’s age should be able to ask for asylum? If not, how old do you think a child must be to seek asylum? Explain your answer.

4. Get involved in the first World Refugee Day. The United Nations General Assembly has selected June 20, 2001, as a day for people all over the world to recognize the plight of the world’s refugees. Enter the World Refugee Day poster contest. For information, guidelines, and entry forms, contact usawa@unhcr.ch.

5. Although the United States views itself as a nation of immigrants, its attitude toward immigrants has been ambivalent throughout its history, with the nation sometimes welcoming and sometimes discouraging them. Research immigration from a historical perspective. For a century of magazine articles on the subject, visit The Atlantic Monthly's Flashbacks . For a complete overview of the subject, visit The Learning Page.